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Toxin - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Toxin : (noun)
1: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and
growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant
and animal species
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Toxin : \Tox"in\, Toxine \Tox"ine\, n. [Gr. toxiko`n. See Toxic.
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A poisonous product formed by pathogenic bacteria
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Toxin : Toxin: One of a number of poisons produced by certain plants, animals, and bacteria.
The term "toxin" is frequently used to refer specifically to a particular protein produced by some higher plants, animals and pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria. A toxin typically has a high
molecular weight (as compared to a simple chemical poison), is antigenic (elicits an antibody response), and is highly poisonous to living creatures.
The word "toxin" comes from the Greek "toxikon" = arrow poison and was introduced to medicine in 1888 by the Berlin physician Ludwig Brieger (1849-1909) as a name for poisons made by infectious
agents.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Toxin |
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